Cement roofing-plate



210,753,188. PATBNTED PEB. 23, 1904.

` H. BADEN &-W. GLss.

CEMENT ROOPING PLATE.

APPLIGATIoN FILED SEPT. 1e, 1 903,

. H0 MODEL.

- UNITED STATES Patented February 23, 1904. Y

PATENT OEEIcE.,v 7,

HENRY BADEN AND WILLIAM GL-ss, OE HAMLER, OHIO, AssIGNORs-YTO AMERICAN OEMENTROOEING oo., INCORPORATED, Or HAMLEn, OHIO.

SIECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 753,188, dated February 23, 1904.

Application led September 16, 1903. Serial No. 173,449. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be'it known that we, HENRY BADEN and WILLIAM GLss, citizens of the United States,

residing at Hamler, in the county of Henryl and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Cement Roofing-Plate, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cement roo'dng plates or tiles, and has for its objects to produce a device of this character of simple construction which will be inexpensive to manufacture and one in which the plates may be `to view. Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are detail views.

Referring to the drawings, 1, 2, and 3 designate a series of roong plates or tiles embodying this invention and composed, pref-l erably, of cement. These tiles are identical in construction. Hence a. detailed description of one will suffice for all, in which- 4 designates the body of thetitle in the form of a thin sheet or plate of substantially diamond shape in plan, the plate being truncated at its left-hand corner and molded or otherwise shaped to form a recess while the dia-v metrically opposite or right-hand corner is similarly shaped to form a coincident tongue 6, which when the plates are assembled iits within the recess 5. `The body 4 hasformed upon its upper face a pair of marginal vertically-upstanding ribs or flanges 7 8, formed in Vcontinuation one of the other and lying, respectively, approximateto. and parallel with the left and right hand edges of the plate, there being also formed upon said face` of the body a pair of similar anges 9 and 10, formed in continuation one of the other and parallel, respectively, with the iianges 7 and 8, from which they are inset or spaced. Thus between the flanges-7 and 9 is formed a gutter 11, while asimilar gutter 12 is formed between the flanges 8 and 10. The plate has upon its under face and bordering its left and right hand lower edges, respectively, a ypair of vertically depending ribs or anges 13 14, inset from and parallel with which are similar flanges 15 16, forming gut ters 17 18, these parts being all substantially identical with the upper flanges and gutters just described. Depending from the lower face of the plate at its upper corner is a supporting-lug 19,having a lower flat bearing-face designed to bear directly upon the underlying roofing foundation or sheathing, while at the center of the body upon its lower face is a depending lug 20, perforated at 21 for the reception of a staple or equivalent fastening device to be engaged with the 'roofing-foundation for securing the plate 4 thereto, this central perforated lug being surrounded by a strengthening rib or portion 22, whereby the plate is rendered strongest adjacent to its point of attachment to the roof-sheathing.

In practice when a series of the plates 1, 2, and 3 are assembled, as in Fig. 1, the inner iianges 15 16 upon the lower face of plate 1 enter, respectively, the gutter 12 of plate 2 and the gutter 11 of plate 3, while the iianges 10 and 9 of said plates respectively enter the gutter 17 18 of plate 1, thus securely interlocking the three plates, as will be readily understood, for preventing looseness and rattling of the parts and at the same time entirely obviating liability of one of the plates falling should it become detached from the roof. The plates are, as before stated, secured individually to the roofing-foundation by fastening ,devices extended through or engaged with the simple and inexpensive roofing plate or tile is produced which will be strong and durable and one which is admirably adapted for the attainment of the ends in View. It is to be understood, however, that we do not wish to limit ourselves to the precise details herein set forth, inasmuch as minor Changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is A roofing-plate comprising a body having upon its upper face marginal and inset llanges arranged parallel and cooperating to form gutters and upon its lower face oppositelydisposed similarly-arranged marginal and inset flanges forming gutters, said body also having upon its lower face adjacent to its oenter a depending perforated lug surrounded by a strengthening rib or portion and opposite said fianges a depending lug provided with a at lower bearing-faoe, said lugs being adapted to bear at their lower ends upon a roofsheathing to sustain the plate distant therefrom.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereto aiiiXed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY ADEN. W M. GLUSS. Witnesses: 4

A. M. JACKMAN, OTTE A. S'ruvE.` 

